Fernando Navarette, the European parliament’s member in charge of guiding the debate over creation of a digital euro, has reversed his position and now endorses the concept.
CHINA’S FACTORY PROFITS JUMPED 15 PERCENT AS 2026 BEGAN
China’s industrial profits shot up 15.2 percent year over year during this year’s first two months, after managing to grow just 0.6 percent in all of 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported last week.
ECB READY TO RAISE KEY INTEREST RATE, LAGARDE SAYS
The European Central Bank (ECB) is poised to raise its policy interest rate “at any meeting…if appropriate,” bank president Christine Lagarde said at a 24 March financial conference.
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
Closures continue to hit the retail and restaurant industry due to rising costs, declining demand, shifting consumer habits and online shopping.
WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
The job market continues to be shaped by economic uncertainty, technological change, AI and shifting worker expectations.
GAZA DEATH TOLL
Israel killed at least 72,285 Palestinians in Gaza, and more than 172,028 people have been injured, according to the enclave’s health ministry.
CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEFENSE WINS SETTLEMENT IN LANDMARK CENSORSHIP CASE
Children’s Health Defense (CHD) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized a settlement in CHD’s landmark class action censorship lawsuit against key Biden administration officials accused of colluding with tech companies to censor social media content.
THE STEALING OF AMERICA: YOU’RE NOT A CITIZEN—YOU’RE A REVENUE STREAM FOR THE POWER ELITE
You’re not imagining it. Everything costs more. Everything is monitored.
THE HORROR OF ANOTHER WEEK IN WASHINGTON – “BOOTS ON THE GROUND” COMING NEXT BUT THAT’S NOT ALL
The past week has seen the usual mixture of developments flowing from the United States government that make one either want to laugh or cry.
IRAN INSISTS THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN DIRECT TALKS WITH U.S.
Esmaeil Baghaei, the spokesman from Iran’s Foreign Ministry, told a press conference on Monday that there have been no direct talks with Washington, but there have been some exchanges through mediators who expressed the Trump administration’s desire to end the war.